United Nations, April 4 (RHC)-- The United Nations secretary-general has sharply condemned a recent Israeli attack that killed seven aid workers in the central part of the Gaza Strip, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war.... More


Brussels, April 4 (RHC)-- The European Union has condemned as “appalling” Israel’s latest killing of seven aid workers who were delivering food to the starving population in the Gaza Strip.  ... More


Buenos Aires, April 4 (RHC)-- Thousands of employees and former workers of the Argentinian public sector mobilized this Wednesday in Buenos Aires and other cities in rejection of the massive layoffs ordered by the government of the far-right President Javier Milei, which has already laid off more than 11,000 people.... More


Buenos Aires, April 4 (RHC)-- U.S. Army General Laura Richardson, the head of the U.S. Southern Command (SouthCom), arrived in Buenos Aires, where she is scheduled to meet with officials from the administration of Argentine President Javier Milei to deepen cooperation in regional defense.... More


Washington, April 4 (RHC)-- President Joe Biden of the United States had to host a subdued dinner to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the White House after a group of Muslim leaders turned down his invitation over the administration’s support for Israel’s savagery in the besieged Gaza Strip.... More


San Francisco, April 4 (RHC)-- Pitzer College in Claremont, California, has closed its study abroad program with the University of Haifa in Israel in what’s being viewed as a major victory for the BDS — Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions — movement.... More


Washington, April 4 (RHC)-- A group of U.S. officials at USAID have privately warned the Biden administration that the spread of hunger and malnutrition in Gaza is “unprecedented in modern history” and that parts of Gaza are already experiencing famine. ... More


Washington, April 3 (RHC)-- The United States has vowed to block a new attempt by the Palestinians for full membership in the United Nations.  Supporters of the Palestinian move asked the UN Security Council on Tuesday to revive an application for admission submitted in 2011.... More


Geneva, April 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will look into a draft resolution for imposing an arms embargo against Israel.  The draft was brought forward by Pakistan on behalf of 55 of the 56 member states in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). It will be considered on Friday on the grounds that there is a “plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.”... More


Geneva, April 3 (RHC)-- The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories says the Israeli military has “intentionally killed” aid workers of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) in the Gaza Strip.... More


Caracas, April 3 (RHC)-- A group of social organizations from the United States and Latin America expressed their solidarity with President Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan electoral process through a statement from Resumen Latinoamericano's correspondent in Cuba.... More


Ramallah, April 3 (RHC)-- There is growing outrage around the world after Israeli air strikes killed seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity, as the country faces increased scrutiny over its conduct in the war on Gaza.... More


Caracas, April 3 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Minister of Communication, Freddy Ñáñez, rejected on Tuesday the statements made by the Argentine president, Javier Milei, of propitiating a regional siege of sanctions against the Bolivarian nation.... More


United Nations, April 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting on Israel’s terrorist attack on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Syria.  Addressing the meeting on Tuesday in New York, Iran’s mission to the UN called on the world body to categorically denounce Israel’s violation of international regulations.... More


New York, April 3 (RHC)-- An advocacy group warns air strikes on Rafah may open the doors to Israel’s invasion of the city in Gaza.  A major rights advocacy group has warned that Israel’s bombardment earlier this week of the city of Rafah in Gaza may open the doors for an invasion of the area which is home to more than a million Palestinian refugees.... More


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